Yearly Archives: 2012

Via StandUp2Cancer: Building on two historic fundraising telecasts in 2008 and 2010, Stand Up To Cancer will return to primetime television on Friday, September 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET & PT). Executive producers Gwyneth Paltrow and Joel Gallen will join Stand Up To Cancer’s production team to deliver a one-of-a-kind show featuring performances from top recording…

Billboard has confirmed that Taylor Swift has broken and set the new record for female digital downloads in a week. Her latest single, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” from her anticipated upcoming album Red shattered records by selling 623,000 digital downloads in a week. This allowed the single to debut as No. 1…

Via an official press release from ABC: Capitalizing on ratings momentum, advertising demand and increased revenue potential for entertainment programming in the 11:35 p.m. time slot, ABC today announced a strategic shift in its late-night strategy to better position the network for increased ratings and financial performance over the long term. On Tuesday, January 8,…

In one word: yes. Keeping all comparisons with Big Brother aside, we’re going to break down the season and make a case for why ABC should consider giving The Glass House a second season. Last night, the show aired it’s finale, granting Kevin the $250,000, and the finale deserves a moment to be praised. From…

It’s no secret that Olympics stud has been receiving many offers to appear on television after his performance at the 2012 London Olympics. Lochte has already signed on to guest on the CW’s remake of 90210. His episode will air this fall as the show returns in October. Now, internet reports are claiming that Lochte’s…

Music City. The site of the 2012 GRAMMY Nominations Concert, marking the academy’s first nominations concert outside of Los Angeles, CA. Directly from GRAMMY.com, the event will broadcast LIVE from Bridgestone Arena in the heart of Nashville. The special will air on CBS Dec. 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and 9 p.m. CT. This special…

Internet reports are swirling that vibrant personality, Nicki Minaj, is either in HEAVY talks or has already signed on to join Mariah Carey on the “American Idol” panel. US Weekly is claiming confirmation from two separate sources, but obviously there has been no word from the Fox, Idol or Minaj camps. It appears that no…

Earlier today, CBS announced 15 of the 18 castaways that will compete in the Philippines for $1 Million. The other three mystery castaways? You guessed it … they are alums of the long running reality show. The upcoming 25th season will premiere on Wed Sept 19 at 8/7c on CBS with a special 90-minute episode.…

A nine-hour adaptation of "11/22/63" - King's thriller about the Kennedy assassination - is headed directly to Hulu. Helmed by Abrams, the series is a limited “event series,” but there will be opportunities for future subsequent seasons based on the story, which follows high school English teacher Jake Epping, who travels back in time to try to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on the fateful date in American history.